A Better Politics: How Government Can Make Us Happier - Couverture souple

Dorling, Danny

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 190799453X ISBN 13 : 9781907994531

Editeur : London Publishing Partnership, 2016

Synopsis

The aim of this book is to inspire a better politics: one that will enable future generations to be happier. Greater well-being and better health should be the goals, rather than wealth maximization. We need to value healthcare more than hedge funds, caring above careers, relationships more than real estate. Happiness is the avoidance of misery, the gaining of long-term life satisfaction, the feeling of fulfilment, of worth, of kindness, of usefulness and of love. The book is about what makes most of us happier, but it is also about the collective good. We cannot truly be happy if those around us are not happy. Individualist attempts at self-improvement or only looking after yourself and your family do not work in the long run. This book looks at the evidence for a successful politics that would promote happiness and health, and it suggests policies that take account of this evidence. Government can and should work to make us happier.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Danny Dorling is Halford Mackinder professor of geography at the University of Oxford, and the author of many books including Injustice: Why Social Inequality Still Persists; Inequality and the 1%; The Social Atlas of Europe; All That is Solid: The Great Housing Disaster and Population 10 Billion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: London Publishing Partnership
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 190799453X
• ISBN 13: 9781907994531
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible